This is 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' ('BOTB') where you listen to different recordings of the same song and vote for the one you like best. A new Battle gets posted on the 1st and 15th of each month and six days later, on the 7th and 21st, I place my own vote, tally 'em all up and announce the winner.

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Friend? Foe? Stranger? No matter, ALL are welcome. So pull up a chair, pour yourself 24 oz. of DOG BITE High Gravity Lager (or the poison of your choice) and turn it up to Eleven!

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[NOTE: Links to the first year of 'BOTB' (#1 - #24) can be found at the very bottom of this page.]

Well,
below is my list of favorite Male characters. My list of favorite
Female characters (which will be slightly shorter, because women are
usually shorter than men) will come later.

As I told Birgit, who doesn't care for Meryl Streep: "Hokey-Smoke!
Lots to think about, and it's real tough when Movies AND TV shows are
combined. Not to worry about Meryl Streep though. She won't be gettin'
nuttin' from me - I find her on the boring side."

My list is NOT in any particular order at all. It was just randomly thrown up here, like it's some kind of an Ed Wood production.BILL FOSTER (Michael Douglas)'Falling Down' - 1993A mild-mannered defense worker loses
his job and loses his patience with the way society has fallen and how
the city has become overrun by criminals and other assholes. On a sweltering day in a traffic jam, he loses his cool, abandons his car and starts walking through the city. The city won't forget that walk anytime soon. Before he goes out on that long pier (which isn't really in Venice Beach, by the way), he will be "rolling back prices to 1965", and he will "give you something to fix". Ha!Did you ever wonder where my self-created nickname D-FensDogG came from? Well, now you know.

ROOSTER COGBURN (John Wayne)'True Grit' - 1969

It's
"The Duke" as a hard-riding, hard-drinking marshal with "grit". The
freeze-frame ending is as American as apple pie and mother. 100 points
if you know the name of Rooster Cogburn's cat. (Only 50 points for me,
as I could only remember his rank.)

GEORGE BERGER (Treat Williams)'Hair' - 1979.

Very rarely does an actor just light up the screen with "presence"... Treat Williams in 'HAIR' is amongst them.

When I first saw this movie in the theatre, I labeled Williams a
can’t-miss soon-to-be-superstar. Though his work in 'Prince Of The City'
was highly acclaimed, somehow Williams whiffed. I thought Kenneth
Branagh’s performance in 'Dead Again' was going to propel him to
megastar status, too. (Remind me of these misjudgments the next time I
tell you that I’m never wrong.) It’s the ultra-cool confidence and
dynamic presence Williams exudes that carries this movie and keeps it
moving. He is the follicle of 'HAIR'. (I’m sorry! I really can’t help
myself.)

Although Forman ultimately comes down on the side of the Hippie
Movement, he takes jabs at, and also embraces, different aspects of the
two social armies engaged in a cultural war that took place at home
concurrent with an American “police action” on another continent. And
Berger, despite his narcissism and hedonism (the real foundation of the
counterculture) which often antagonizes the “authorities” and widens the
Generation Gap, is also the peacemaker who can empathize with others
and effect a reconciliation. He’s a complex, interesting character and
worthy of deep analysis.

Although I could write an entire thesis on the R.P. McMurphy character, I thought about choosing 'Cuckoo's Nest's' nutjob Charlie Cheswick, just because he makes me laugh so much.

This is one of my Top 5 favorite movies ever made, and perhaps the one I quote from most frequently.

My move to Reno, Nevada, had me a bit nervous while driving a 20' U-Haul trailer towing my truck behind it. When I stopped for gas in Kingman, I let my Brother, Nappy, know that I was OK. It was the most humorous text I've ever sent, but if you don't know the 'Cuckoo's Nest' movie really well, you probably won't catch the reference in it. (Brother Nappy caught it.)

'MONTE WALSH' is haunting and lyrical; a slow, dark, and melancholy poem
on celluloid. It's Henry David Thoreau in a Stetson and down on his
luck.

This is a very special movie that addresses the loneliness
of those who feel distanced from their surroundings; caught up in forces
that strip them of relevance in their times. This is NOT an
action-packed, rip-roaring, shoot-em-up, and it will disappoint anyone
who comes looking for exaggerated Hollywood gun duels. 'MONTE WALSH' is a
character study that takes a hard, and realistic look at Western men and
women who cling to each other for support during the halcyon "hour" of
soft, golden light and elongated shadows.

I am Henry David Thoreau in a Stetson and down on my luck. Monte Walsh is me.ARCHIE BUNKER (Carroll O'Connor)'All In The Family' - 1971-1979

"Archie Bunker For President!"

The greatest character in television history, played flawlessly by a real-life political liberal. Now THAT'S "acting"!

"Meatheads" to the left of him, "Dingbats" to the right - there he was, stuck in the middle with them.

Archie:"What about John Wayne?!
...
Before you say anything,
let me warn you. When you're talkin'
about the Duke,
you ain't just talkin'
about an actor. You're talkin'
about the spirit
that made America great. ... The Duke's special
was all about America,
and I mean the real America." ...Meathead:"It was all about John Wayne."Archie:"Well, John Wayne
is what's good with America!"

FLOYD LAWSON (Howard McNear)'The Andy Griffith Show' - 1960-1968

'ODE TO A BARBER'

Somewhere in the heart of Dixie, yonder in the SouthThere's a small place called Mount AiryBut as living mythology embraced in my mindIt goes by the name Mayberry

Her favorite citizens enter into my houseSlipping in by way of TVAnd in just thirty short minutes they lighten my lifeAnd they teach my heart how to see

There's the round Mayor Pike and the round drunken OtisSheriff Taylor and Barney FifeWho at five feet seven, a hundred, thirty-eight poundsIs built like a thin-bladed knife

Only a few doors down Main Street from Andy's courthouseYou'll come to a famous "clip joint"This small shop is the business of barber Floyd LawsonAnd this brings me now to the point

Floyd is a fair barber and a right nervous fellowIn his shop the men come to sitThey get hair cuts, play checkers, and tell their Fish TalesOr just "loaf" as Opie calls it

In this tape's Episode One, Floyd's dream is realizedA shop with "two chairs - no waiting"But unbeknownst to him the new man is a bookieJust barber-impersonating

When Barney goes undercover as an old ladyHe breaks up the gambling ringAnd Floyd Lawson with his dream handcuffed and arrestedGoes back to one-chair barbering

In Episode Two, while writing to a rich widowFloyd is really stretching the truthClaiming to be a man of business enterprisesand also a little more youth

But being a "prince of a fellow", Andy steps inAnd he helps Floyd to save the dayBut only to find that with his very next letterFloyd has once again gone astray

In searching old files Deputy Fife discoversThe case of a punch in the noseAnd reopening old wounds between Floyd and FoleySoon the town is coming to blows

The Sheriff is able to repair the strained friendshipAnd a Mayberry riot avoidAnd in the final scene we see One-bullet BarneyFork over a nickel to Floyd

Here's my favorite sit-com and it always has beenAin't an episode I don't knowI'd say two of the three episodes presented hereRepresent the best of the show

I would place 'The Deceiver' and a 'Punch In The Nose'Right firmly in my own Top TenI own Hair-Raising Adventures on videotapeAnd watch it again and again!

This collection is worth every Star that I gave itIt's better than gold or a dogI'd rather have it than seventeen supermodelsor a lifetime supply of grog

Don't you call me a liar and dispute what I sayOr although I'm just Stephen T.I'll pick up a rock and heave it right through your windowJust as though I were Ernest T. NICK CHARLES (William Powell)'The Thin Man' series - 1934-1947

Nick and Nora Charles (with their dog Asta) were private detectives. Nick always got his man drink. And someday I'm going to get all 6 movies in the series on DVD. The movies are as entertaining as a drunk on an escalator, and "In Glorious Black & White".

Nick may have loved his liquor as much as he loved his wife, but don't make the mistake of thinking he was ever too intoxicated to deduce the identity of the criminal. No one could out-drink or out-think Nick Charles! Like Columbo - who should have made my list (and George Bailey should have, too) - there was a razor-sharp mind behind that unimpressive exterior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tnbPBCtnI Learn more about Nick, Nora and their dog, Asta, by clicking HERE.

TERRY "The Toad" FIELDS (Charles Martin Smith)'American Graffiti' - 1973https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Tlob3U_1o When I was a kid, of course I liked Milner the best, because he was cool, tough, and had "the fastest wheels in the valley". But when I got older and tough-guy personas didn't impress me as much, I switched my loyalty to Terry the Toad, because that character really makes me laugh.

I got to meet Charles Martin Smith in 1980 on the set of the Disney movie 'Herbie Goes Bananas'. He was really nice and patiently answered all my questions about the movie... 'More American Graffiti'.

DAVID ADDISON (Bruce Willis)'Moonlighting' - 1985-1989

This show turned Bruce Willis into a major star. He played wise-cracking private detective David Addison. One of the all-time greatest and most entertaining TV characters. I wanna be a "David Addison" too, when I growup stop acting my age.

CAL TRASK (James Dean)'East Of Eden' - 1955Young, intense, emotionally tortured and feeling unloved, Cal Trask was played by the most naturally gifted and imaginative actor of all time, James Dean. When I was a teenager, I expressed a desire to act, and that's when my Ma told me about James Dean. The first time I saw him on the silver screen in 'East Of Eden' my desire to become a professional actor shifted into overdrive. This is the first performance that ever blew me away. It's still #1 on my list.

In MY opinion, the following is NOT the "best scene" in the movie, but it's definitely a damned good one! (And most of you gals'll go wild)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Vy5g6weX8PIKE BISHOP (William Holden)'The Wild Bunch' - 1969"If they move, kill 'em!"He liked whores and robbing railroads, but not in that order. He left his partner-in-crime when the Law moved in. Saying that he shared "very few sentiments with" his "government", he stole guns from the U.S. Army and gave them to Mexican bandits led by Germans preparing for World War I.So, why is he on this list? See the greatest Western movie ever made and find out!When money, women, and tequila couldn't ease Pike Bishop's conscience, he armed himself to the teeth and went back to save his half-dead "Angel". ("Pike Bishop" was my first online pseudonym. I 'spose THAT says sumpin'.)

DOC HOLLIDAY (Val Kilmer)'Tombstone' - 1993

In my opinion, only 2 other young actors have ever exploded on the silver screen with as much stunning charisma as Val Kilmer did in 'Tombstone'. That would be James Dean first (Cal Trask), and Treat Williams (George Berger). Not surprisingly, all 3 of these young performers made my list.

Everybody's seen 'Tombstone', so I don't need to say much about this one. Y'all know the lines by heart: "I'll be your huckleberry", "Nonsense. I've not yet begun to defile myself", "But then again... you may be the anti-Christ", "Maybe poker's just not your game, Ike. I know... let's have a spelling contest", "You're no daisy! You're no daisy at all!" The dialogue was memorable, the delivery was perfect. I still use those lines frequently.

Surprised to find so many cowboys on this list? You shouldn't be, because...

I was hoping that YOU would participate in a
fun survey a friend and I have done a couple of times in the past (1994
and 2004) with people all over the USA. The survey is NOT going to be
published or distributed to the general public, but if you want a final
copy we can send you one when it is finished in late 2015 or early
2016.

My
friend Stephen T. McCarthy and I are asking folks to come up with their Top 25 Favorite
Films of all time. Not what you believe to be the 25 greatest, but what
films are your all time favorites?

It is really fun to participate in,
read the final results and see what films were popular in the final
tally. I would also encourage you to get as many friends and family to
join in as possible. The more, the merrier!!

There
are a few simple rules and requests if you decide to participate (and I
hope you do because I included you hoping you would take part)

What you need to include:

YOUR NAME

STATE

FILM TITLE & YEAR

When
listing the film, make sure to include the year of the film, so if the
movie you have chosen is a remake we will list the RIGHT version. A great
place to verify film years is the Internet Movie Database:

Also,
the year included will help us determine WHICH movie in a series the
person means, when they get lazy and write "Alien" instead of "Aliens",
or get lazy and don't add a number, like, I, II, III, IV.

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25 lists should be in TWOPARTS: The Top Ten, and The Next Fifteen. You
don't need to order them as #1, #2, #3, etc. You can alphabetize them
if you want (that's helpful), or you can just list them in any
random order, so long as we can tell the Top TenfromThe Next Fifteen (because 'Top 10' movies will receive 3 points, while 'The Next Fifteen' movies - in your Top 25 list - will receive 2 points).

And,
according to our old rules, a person can list singly a movie from a
series, or they can take the ENTIRE SERIES and list it in one spot. But
they CAN'T pick and choose installments and then try to lump them all
into one slot. Examples:.

These are OK:

1:"Back To The Future"

or

1: "Back To The Future" Trilogy

But THIS is NOT acceptable:

1:"Back To The Future"and"Back To The Future" III

In
a case like that, we would count BOTH of those movies ("Back To The Future" and "Back To The Future" III) as separate
entries, and whatever is last on your list is going to get
dropped off.

I
really hope YOU will participate in this fun survey. Take your time
thinking about it. No rush, but I would say a good due date to have this
completed would be October 31, 2015.
Again, feel free to pass this along to anyone else you know who enjoys
watching movies. We have had people participate from east to west, even
outside the USA, in the past. Husbands, wives, sons and daughters can ALL
participate. We look forward to your response!

The sun yawned and thought about calling it a dayKelly and I sat at the entrance to his garage on gasoline cansHis old truck looked beautiful, parked with the last of the sun’s raysGlinting brightly on the dings and dentsAnd the cavity where an engine belonged.

I loved Kelly and his truck and I loved myself And the blood in my veins, the heart in my chest, pumpingThe beer in our bottles dwindled, just liquid sand in an hourglassA lovely momentA short reprieve

~ Stephen T. McCarthy

I miss those moments, and I miss those friends.Hope you’re OK.Blue Skies- AndyNov. 8, 1985

[My sincere thanks to Sheboyganbrother Six for the photo of the Disneyland Tribute Window, and for the 2-CD set 'The Greatest Country Drinking Songs'. I thank you, and Kelly thanks ya from... TheBeyond.]

.This is another song that was introduced to me by my Ma when I was young. The funny thing is that I have always associated this tune with Count Basie, and I had every intention of using Basie in this BOTB installment. But when I went looking for a competitor, I realized that Basie's version isn't the one I heard first.

Now, I have NOIDEA who was responsible for the recording that my Ma often played. So, I'm starting this BOTB installment on an even playing field.

In my last blog bit [click HERE], I mentioned that my very favorite bar in Reno is 'Roxy's Lounge' and it's located in the Eldorado casino. Well, it just so happens that the piano player almost always plays 'SATINDOLL'. And that got me to thinking that I should use it in a BOTB contest.

Wackypedia sez: "Satin Doll" is a Jazz standard written by Red Garland and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[Damn! What songs DIDN'T Johnny Mercer write?!]

Written
in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times... Its chord
progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with
a ii-V-I turnaround.

Johnny Mercer was often asked to write lyrics to already popular
songs. The lyrics to "Satin Doll" were written after the song was
already a hit in its instrumental version.

Bill Doggett recorded a version on his 1959 tribute album...

[I own the Bill Doggett version. It's on a compact disc that my Ma gave me one year for Christmas or my birthday. And yet, that's still not the version I grew up listening to, which my Ma played frequently. That's probably a mystery that'll never be solved. Where's David & Maddie when you need 'em? ...Well, where else would they be? Working on "The Anselmo Case", of course!]

.Alright
now, “you know the gig”... I welcome you (whoever you are) to vote for your favorite of these songs in the comment section
below. And feel free to tell us WHY
you chose one song over the other.

.After
voting here, I
suggest - actually I insist - you pop over to the blogs of the other
'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' participants to see which songs they have
chosen and vote there also.
(If their ‘BOTB’ blog bits aren’t posted yet, pour yourself two
shots of ‘Grand Marnier’ over ice – do it twice
– and then return to their blogs to vice
your voice
...vote
your vice
...voice your vote.) .Voice
Your Vote
@ ‘FARAWAYSERIES’
by clicking HERE.@
‘TOSSINGITOUT’
by clicking HERE.@
‘YOURDAILYDOSE’
by clicking HERE.@
'BOOKLOVER'
by clicking HERE.@
'MIKE'SRAMBLINGS'
by clicking HERE.@
'CURIOUSASACATHY'
by clicking HERE.@
'THESOUNDOFONEHANDTYPING'
by clicking HERE.@ 'DCRELIEF - BATTLEOFTHEBANDS' by clicking HERE.@ 'THEDOGLADY'SDEN' by clicking HERE.@ 'CHERDOONTHEFLIPSIDE' by clicking HERE. @ 'ANGELSBARK' by clicking HERE.@ 'JINGLEJANGLEJUNGLE' by clicking HERE.@ 'WOMEN: WESHALLOVERCOME' by clicking HERE.@ 'J.A.SCOTT' by clicking HERE.@ 'NOVELBREWS' by clicking HERE. @ 'HOLLI'SHOOTSANDHOLLERS' by clicking HERE.@ 'QUIETLAUGHTER' by clicking HERE. .As
I've done in the past, I will continue to return to my 'BOTB' blog
bits on the 7th and 21st of each month to post my own votes and
announce the winners in the comment sections..~
Stephen T. McCarthy.

Friday, September 11, 2015

On
Saturday, August 29th, I decided to ride my bicycle to downtown Reno and
have a few Martinis at my favorite bar, Roxy's Lounge in the Eldorado
casino. I was about to leave my house and thought about first changing the shirt I
was wearing.

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I
had on my bright red Great Basin Brewing Company 'Chilebeso' T-shirt, which says in big, bold letters on the front "FIRE UP", and has a picture
of a skull on the back. The bar is a somewhat classy
piano lounge, and normally I wouldn't want to wear such a loud shirt to
it. (Frankly, I'm pleasantly surprised they even let a Santa Monica/Venice "Dogtown" urchin like me in the place, regardless of the shirt I wear.)

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But at the last second I decided to wear the bright red, loud shirt. Remember this, you'll need it later...

So
I rode to downtown and had a few Martinis at the lounge.

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Right toward the
end, I was looking at the TV on the wall and began seeing double. This
shocked me because even when I'm very drunk, I never see
double. Seeing double is kind a drinker's joke, but it's rarely a "real
thing".

So,
I was kind of mystified by my strange vision as I left the bar.
Instead of getting right on my bicycle, I decided to walk under the Reno
arch sign and just down the street for a block or two.

Right
after I went past the Reno arch, on the East side of Virginia Street, I
heard and saw some commotion in front of little Siri's Casino. There were three really big Black guys and a
number of White guys - some of them biker-looking individualist rebels with tattoos. You
know... the usual.

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'SIRI'S CASINO' IN BRIGHT BLUE, VISIBLE UNDER THE WORD "BIGGEST" IN THE RENO ARCH SIGN.

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Black Guy "A" was somewhat tall, but also rather overweight, and he seemed to
be at the center of the argument, raising his voice while some of the
White guys hollered back. I couldn't hear any words distinctly, and I was just leaning against a pole watching to
see what would happen. It looked like a brawl was going to break out at
any second. (By the way, the double vision was already gone at this
point.)

Then
the biggest of the three Black guys, "B" (who seemed gigantic), got
between "A" and the White crowd and began pushing, or rather
straight-arming him, backwards, trying to separate "Mr. A" from the scene.
"B" kept pushing and urging "A" backwards, South, toward the corner of Second Street.
All the while, "A" was still shouting at the crowd and flailing his arms
around, and the White guys were yelling back at him.

Finally, B got A to the corner and they turned it and headed West on Second Street, out of sight of the crowd at Siri's Casino now.

I
was thinking how they did the right thing, avoiding an unnecessary
brawl (which they were gonna lose anyway, based on the numbers). I was
thinking how Jesus would approve of their "turning the other cheek", so
to speak. And that they potentially "turned a corner" in their lives when they
turned that corner. I had these thoughts of how I wanted to tell them
that Jesus approved of their walking away from the violence.

Then
I felt I wanted to, or should, walk to the corner and see where they'd
gone. So I headed in that direction. When I got to it, I looked down Second Street and saw them about half a block down, talking amongst themselves
on the sidewalk. Then I thought I wanted to, or should, walk past them to
hear what they were saying and see if anything happened when I went by. I
don't know why, but I really felt compelled to walk past them, on the
same sidewalk.

So,
I crossed Virginia Street and headed toward them down Second Street..

As I got close to
them, Black Guy A looked at me and said, "Hey, man, you saw that shit!"

(I was surprised that he spoke to me, and really amazed that he had seen me
at all, because I was completely across the street during the ruckus,
and he was in the midst of a crowd and very angry. How he could have
noticed me on the other side of the street when he was damn near coming
to blows with the White guys was mystifying to me. It later occurred to me that
he probably noticed me because of the really bright red T-shirt with
the big, bold yellow printing across the front of it. Thinking about it after the fact, I began to believe that I was MEANT to wear that shirt, and
that's why I didn't change into something more subdued just before I
left the house on my bike. I also began to think the "seeing double"
might have had more to do with The Holy Spirit coming upon me than it had to do with unholy "spirits" working within me.).

So, he says loudly, "Hey, man, you saw that shit!" As if he expected me to agree that he'd been wronged in some way..

I answered, "Yeah, I saw it, but I don't know what it was all about. And it doesn't matter. All I know is that Jesus---"

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At
that moment, Black Guy B held out his upturned palm toward me and said,
"Hey, take a snort of this." In the middle of his HUGE palm (it was
like a massive bear's paw) was a round spot of cocaine..

Right then, Guy A grabbed Guy B's wrist and said, "Man, put
that shit away!"
(I don't know if Guy A thought I might be an undercover
narcotics officer, if he feared cops were observing this from somewhere nearby,
or if he felt the Spirit and instinctively knew that offering me
cocaine was inappropriate.).

I
also reached out my hand and grasped Guy B's forearm (which was like a tree
trunk) and I gently pushed it away. At that same moment, these words just
came out of me, totally unpremeditated. I still can't even believe I
said this:

"No. But Jesus Christ told me to tell you that right now - RIGHTNOW!! - you are on the path of Truth!"

And
with that, I immediately turned and continued walking West on Second Street. I couldn't
hear a word being said behind me. I don't know if they had fallen entirely silent, or if I was, like, in some sort of Spiritual bubble that
"this world" couldn't penetrate for awhile. All I know is that there
seemed to be complete silence..

Then
I walked straight to my favorite Catholic church (I'm not Catholic) - a block or two further West on Second Street - where Jesus had
answered my passionate prayers in 2001. And I was sitting on the steps
of the church when I texted my Brother Nappy and another friend and said that I'd just had an amazing
Spiritual experience.

And
that's the entire story. I didn't see the Black guys later when I went
back to the Eldorado casino, unlocked my bicycle and rode home.

Hearing this story for the first time, Brother Nappy replied: "Wow, that was interesting. The words just came to you?"

I wrote back: "Yeah, they just came out in an instant. NOWAY would I presume to speak for Jesus, if I took even one second to think about it beforehand."

Friday, September 4, 2015

If you haven't yet voted on my current 'BattleOfTheBands' post, do that first by clicking HERE.

The dreaming has begun again. The last two nights I had some wild ones.

I told my friend Gem Julie about the one the night before in her most recent blog bit's comment section ('Empty Nest Insider'). I was a librarian / security guard, and I was in trouble because I couldn't put the books away, etc. (I think it may have been the pickles, buttermilk, and candy "orange slices" I consumed just before bedtime.)

Last night, I was in a cool bar with my Pa. He was intoxicated and in jeopardy of being permanently banned from the bar, and I was trying to reason with him. After that, the dream started to get weird.

At some point much later, Keith, this guy I just recently met, entered the dream, and then so did my dear ol' saddle pal, Kathleen. She accidentally spilled some of my Gin & Tonic. She sipped some spillage from off the table top and said, "Ohhh...."Well, according to Keith and Kathleen, I'm in jeopardy of dying soon. So, if you never hear from me again, you can assume that I or my computer (which has been acting up badly recently) died.I woke up this morning with one of my all-time favorite Van Morrison songs playing in my mind.Some bloggers will do almost anything, ANYTHING - jump through any hoop - to gain a new blog 'Follower', or to keep from losing a current 'Follower'. That's not me though. I prefer a 'Following' that is smaller, smarter, with strong scruples.

In 1963, Rufus Thomas released the song he'd written, 'WALKING THE DOG'. It went to #10 on the Billboard charts and became his biggest hit.

It has been covered by many musicians, and it seems many of 'em like to improvise some of the lyrics. However, below are the lyrics as Rufus wrote 'em: Mary Mack, dressed in blackSilver buttons all down her backHigh, low, tipsy toeShe broke the needle and she can't sew

Walking the dogI'm just a-walking the dogIf you don't know how to do itI'll show you how to walk the dog

Come on, now! Come on! Come on!I asked my Mama for fifteen centsSee the elephant jump the fenceHe jumped so high that he touched the skyHe just got back 'til the Fourth of JulyWalking the dogI'm just a-walking the dogIf you don't know how to do itI'll show you how to walk the dogMary, Mary, quite contraryTell me, how does your garden grow?Why, you got silver bells and cockle shellsPretty maids all in a rowWalking the dogI'm just a-walking the dogIf you don't know how to do itI'll show you how to walk the dog

Oh, ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-just a-walkin' the dog

In this BOTB installment, you get to choose between two "Classic Rock" artists. For me, this has proven to be one of the toughest BOTB contests of all time. I really dig BOTH versions and right now, I STILL haven't decided which recording I will be voting for, despite having listened to both COUNTLESS times!

I keep thinking: Got it! I'm gonna vote for THIS one because of A, B, C. Four minutes later it changes to: No, wait! I'm gonna vote for THAT one because of X, Y, Z.

Back and forth, back and forth I go. Damn, this is a toughie! .

GOODNIKS VS. NO-GOODNIKS

.AEROSMITH included a cover version on their debut album in 1973. Play it LOUD! Up to eleven!

Alright
now, “you know the gig”... I welcome you (whoever you are) to vote for your favorite of these songs in the comment section
below. And feel free to tell us WHY
you chose one song over the other..After
voting here, I
suggest - actually I insist - you pop over to the blogs of the other
'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' participants to see which songs they have
chosen and vote there also.
(If their ‘BOTB’ blog bits aren’t posted yet, pour yourself two
shots of ‘Grand Marnier’ over ice – do it twice
– and then return to their blogs to vice
your voice
...vote
your vice
...voice your vote.) .Voice
Your Vote
@ ‘FARAWAYSERIES’
by clicking HERE.@
‘TOSSINGITOUT’
by clicking HERE.@
‘YOURDAILYDOSE’
by clicking HERE.@
'BOOKLOVER'
by clicking HERE.@
'MIKE'SRAMBLINGS'
by clicking HERE.@
'CURIOUSASACATHY'
by clicking HERE.@
'THESOUNDOFONEHANDTYPING'
by clicking HERE.@ 'DCRELIEF - BATTLEOFTHEBANDS' by clicking HERE.@ 'THEDOGLADY'SDEN' by clicking HERE.@ 'CHERDOONTHEFLIPSIDE' by clicking HERE. @ 'ANGELSBARK' by clicking HERE.@ 'JINGLEJANGLEJUNGLE' by clicking HERE.@ 'WOMEN: WESHALLOVERCOME' by clicking HERE.@ 'J.A.SCOTT' by clicking HERE.@ 'NOVELBREWS' by clicking HERE. @ 'HOLLI'SHOOTSANDHOLLERS' by clicking HERE.@ 'QUIETLAUGHTER' by clicking HERE. .As
I've done in the past, I will continue to return to my 'BOTB' blog
bits on the 7th and 21st of each month to post my own votes and
announce the winners in the comment sections..~
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STEPHEN = The first person known to have been martyred because of their personal testimony of Jesus Christ (Acts 6-7). My foremost allegiance is to my Holy King, Jesus, who has been given all authority in Heaven and on Earth, and to His God who bestowed it upon Him (Matt. 28:18; John 20:17). ----- T. = Thoreau, as in Henry David Thoreau, the writer and staunch abolitionist who, in 1849, penned the classic essay 'Civil Disobedience' wherein he wrote: "I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also." I abhor slavery and injustice in all of their forms! ----- McCARTHY = The Wisconsin Senator, Joseph McCarthy, one of America's greatest heroes, and the most unjustly vilified individual in our country's history! His unappreciated, rebuffed efforts to expose Communist infiltration of our government transformed this embattled man's name into a pejorative catchword: McCarthyism. If you still believe that Joseph McCarthy was the most evil American of the Twentieth Century, educate yourself today. Go to... http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/mccarthy.htm ...and see how you've been misled.